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Putin Pushes on With Rosneft Sale to Boost Budget Coffers

September 2nd, 2016, 9:14 AM UTC

Vladimir Putin said Russia is pushing ahead with plans to sell a fifth of Rosneft PJSC, the country’s largest listed oil producer, as the government seeks to cut its budget deficit. The Russian president sat down with Bloomberg News Editor-in-Chief John Micklethwait for an exclusive interview in Vladivostok, Russia, ahead of the annual G-20 summit in Hangzhou.